Blogs written by Amanda Hartmann

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AAC online learning: what we need for success

Remote learning can be a challenge. In this blog, we identify useful tips for AAC users, families and professionals to improve online connections.

5 minute read

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AAC Awareness Month 2020: AAC buzzwords wrap up

Summary of the AAC buzzwords shared during the AAC Awareness Month 2020 – all explaned with links to more information.

8 minute read

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Autism Acceptance: My Voice, My Choice

AssistiveWare wants to focus April’s Autism Acceptance Month on all the different ways in which autistic people communicate.

2 minute read

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Using AAC in hospitals during the coronavirus

Many AAC users may be at a high risk for hospitalization during the coronavirus. Plan for AAC use in medical settings.

4 minute read

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Keep AAC germ free during the coronavirus

Learn about how we can keep our AAC germ-free to reduce the risk of transmission of the coronavirus.

2 minute read

Just Ask: What we can learn from AAC users

Last year, we launched a new section of our website called Learn AAC. Our next project was to better support AAC users themselves. Here we share the insights we got from AAC users on their experiences.

6 minute read

Making a paper-based AAC book

AssistiveWare’s Amanda, Speech Language Pathologist, shares how to create a paper-based AAC book of your vocabulary. With it you will always have a backup communication system if anything should happen to your device.

3 minute read

The games we play

Got the game? Check!Got some players? Check!AAC system ready? Check!Having fun? Check!Building communication? Check!

11 minute read

Supporting all forms of communication

Communication can be defined as exchanging information by speaking, writing or some other means. It’s how we give and receive messages. But it is so much more than that.

8 minute read

Wonderful (Core) Words of the Week

AssistiveWare's SLPs Amanda and Jennifer look at the Core Word of the Week Planners, one of the resources of the AssistiveWare Core Word Classroom, which help with focused modeling and teaching of a specific core word.

6 minute read

Giving AAC users the power of independent communication

Our greatest wish for AAC learners is that they will become successful and independent communicators. We want them to have the power to say “what they want; when they want; to whomever they want; wherever they want.”

5 minute read

Hidden treasures in the AssistiveWare Core Word Classroom

AssistiveWare's SLPs Amanda and Jennifer look at the different resources of the AssistiveWare Core Word Classroom that can help you plan for core words throughout the day.

3 minute read

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